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A review by martyfried
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
4.0
I can't believe it - Spenser has moved to NYC and joined the police force. He tried to fool me by changing his name to John Corey, and even the author's name from Robert B. Parker, but I recognize his wisecracking ways anywhere.
OK, well false alarm, but John Corey certainly reminded me of Spenser in a lot of ways. Even as he's about to die, he can't help making jokes and insulting his assailants, but he's often pretty funny and perhaps a little more modern in his lack of PC. Overall, I enjoyed the humor, and some of it was not even too corny. But if I were to try to take the stories too seriously, I'd probably think it's a bit over the top, so my advice is not take this (or anything) too seriously.
But all kidding aside, it was an interesting story that held my attention and I learned a few things along the way.
OK, well false alarm, but John Corey certainly reminded me of Spenser in a lot of ways. Even as he's about to die, he can't help making jokes and insulting his assailants, but he's often pretty funny and perhaps a little more modern in his lack of PC. Overall, I enjoyed the humor, and some of it was not even too corny. But if I were to try to take the stories too seriously, I'd probably think it's a bit over the top, so my advice is not take this (or anything) too seriously.
But all kidding aside, it was an interesting story that held my attention and I learned a few things along the way.